It suddenly occurred to me that I have never posted anything online before part from eBay. I signed up to GamCare 4 years ago and attended 1 counselling session , I thought I was ok, I was in denial. I really want to commit to a gamble free life.
On my last day gambling I withdrew my max amount I could at cash point I lost that at the service station by 9.30 am on slots, I was actually annoyed that I ran out of money not the amount lost. Then I suddenly thought of a gambling establishment that allowed you to withdraw cashback I went there drew out as much I could and actually won a bit that kept me going all day( all went back in ),at the time it was about gambling for as long as I could I wasn’t thinking about a cut off or a goal. Sometimes I would take my winnings but most of the time it would go back in until I decided I’ve had my fix.
So that day I decided to get help and reach out and take my addiction seriously. If it means that I post on hear for everyone to read( I’m usually a quiet and private person),and it helps to keep my self accountable and reflect over then that’s what I shall do to keep myself from gambling. I need all the help I can get.
You've come to the right place. Here you will find encouragement, hope and support.
You may have heard of the saying, "if at first you don't succeed, try try again." Well, in general, this is a good quote, However, it doesn't seem to work when applied to gambling. When you lose at gambling you may think well I will try try again and eventually I will win. But 99% of the time you end up losing more than you win. Now, flip that around and try the quote on stopping gambling. This time it works! Just try different recovery methods and if at first you don't succeed, try try again until you find a recovery method that works for you.
Thanks Gerard, that quote is so true, I never thought of it in that context.
Yep that just about sums me up too.
I've just joined today and put my first post up. Like you I think it would be useful to use this forum to feel accountable and to reflect and start to get myself out of this mess.
Constance
welcome...... it's great to have a diary for support....... all the best adam
The moment i had the eureka moment was back in 2019 in august, i took money out cash machine like you untill i couldnt get any more (300 pounds), went into an overdraft, didnt have money for my holiday end of august and had a breakdown.... almost lost my job....was off work for six weeks and realised something had to change and it wasnt a change to be able to get more out of cash machine ....
Ive built my life back up.... now i live a life away from vices (i used them all thru the years) and am 840 days gamble free....
Lets do this ..... id recmend if you can transfer all your dispossable money each month to a loved one to save for you for investments and purchases for when needed thru life..... i have transferred mine to my dad for five years now.... i just have 500 pounds in my current account and keep it there....... when i wasnt strong enough to go to town with cards and money i didnt i just carried basic cash. Nowadays i hardly spend anything.... whilst i was gambling one year 2016 i spent 8k after bills..... nowi spend literally nothing.... money is there if i need it for sensible purchases but not there when im tempted to gamble.
Good luck adam
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